High Commissioner to the Philippines
High Commissioner of the Philippines Kataas-taasang Komisyonado sa Pilipinas Residence High Commissioner's Residence Appointer President of the United States Precursor Governor-General of the Philippines Formation 15 November 1935 First holder Frank Murphy Final holder Paul V. McNutt Abolished 4 July 1946 Succession U.S Ambassador to the Philippines High Commissioner to the Philippines Paul V. McNutt (left) makes a point to Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring during an official visit to Washington in 1938. High Commissioner to the Philippines was the title of the personal representative of the President of the United States to the Commonwealth of the Philippines during the period 1935–1946. The office was created by the Tydings–McDuffie Act of 1934, which provided for a period of transition from direct American rule to the complete independence of the islands on July 4, 1946. It replaced the office of Governor-Gener...